Nicole Asbury

Washington, D.C., United States

Education Reporter at The Washington Post

Maryland schools and education for @postlocal. Kid from Kansas. I tend to avoid Twitter. Say hi, send hate mail: [email protected]. (she/her)

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Prince George’s Schools superintendent stepping down, interim is named

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Lateshia Beachum

Prince George’s Schools superintendent stepping down, interim is named (washingtonpost.com) Prince George’s Schools superintendent stepping down, interim is named By Nicole Asbury; Lateshia Beachum 2025061301081500 Prince George's County Schools Superintendent Millard House II is stepping down amid concerns about his leadership and the county will soon begin searching for a new schools chief.
Pr. George’s superintendent defends tenure after union’s ‘no confidence’ vote

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Lateshia Beachum

Pr. George’s superintendent defends tenure after union’s ‘no confidence’ vote (washingtonpost.com) Pr. George’s superintendent defends tenure after union’s ‘no confidence’ vote By Nicole Asbury; Lateshia Beachum 2025060515561700 Prince George's County Superintendent Millard House defended his tenure Thursday, a day after the county teachers union issued a vote of no confidence in his administration.
What to know about Montgomery County schools’ new rules for cellphones

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

What to know about Montgomery County schools’ new rules for cellphones (washingtonpost.com) What to know about Montgomery County schools’ new rules for cellphones By Nicole Asbury 2025051710002200 Maryland's largest school system will restrict middle-schoolers from having their phones out during the school day starting in the fall.
Boy swept away by floodwaters remembered as ‘bright, kind, and deeply loved’

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Dana Hedgpeth |Jason Samenow |Karina Elwood |Nicole Asbury

Boy swept away by floodwaters remembered as ‘bright, kind, and deeply loved’ (washingtonpost.com) Boy swept away by floodwaters remembered as ‘bright, kind, and deeply loved’ By Dana Hedgpeth; Jason Samenow; Karina Elwood; Nicole Asbury 2025051415491000 Twelve-year-old Jordan Sims wanted to see the rising floodwaters for himself.
Floods force evacuation of elementary schools in northwestern Maryland

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Ian Livingston |Hau Chu |Ben Cattell Noll

Floods force evacuation of elementary schools in northwestern Maryland (washingtonpost.com) Floods force evacuation of elementary schools in northwestern Maryland By Nicole Asbury; Ian Livingston; Hau Chu; Ben Noll 2025051320155600 Emergency officials evacuated two elementary schools in northwestern Maryland on Tuesday as rain from an eastern U.S. storm system caused flooding in the area.
Montgomery County schools to toughen penalties for student misbehavior

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Montgomery County schools to toughen penalties for student misbehavior (washingtonpost.com) Montgomery County schools to toughen penalties for student misbehavior By Nicole Asbury 2025051011005700 Montgomery County Public Schools is toughening its penalties for bomb threats, attacks on staff and other misbehavior by students, district officials said. Bomb threats, for example, could soon lead to suspension or expulsion.
In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books (washingtonpost.com) In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books By Nicole Asbury 2025042110000000 In the summer of 2023, dozens of Muslim and Christian families protested outside Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, calling for reinstatement of an opt-out policy that would allow parents to exempt their children from reading classroom books with LGBTQ+ characters and...
Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor (washingtonpost.com) Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor By Nicole Asbury 2025042021462600 Prince George's police officers shot a man armed with a knife near National Harbor on Sunday morning, Police Chief Malik Aziz said during a news briefing. Shortly after, the man died at a hospital.
Child accidentally fires gun in backpack at Maryland elementary school

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Authorities said a 9-year-old student with a handgun in a backpack accidentally fired the weapon in a Maryland elementary school Thursday, the second such incident in the Washington area this week. On Monday, a third-grader in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was carrying a firearm in a backpack in a classroom when he reached in and accidentally pulled the trigger, authorities said.
Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Lauren Lumpkin

Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid (washingtonpost.com) Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid By Nicole Asbury; Lauren Lumpkin 2025033122581600 Maryland education leaders say the state could lose hundreds of millions after the Trump administration recently announced it was cutting off final reimbursements for federal coronavirus relief money.